MTS Service Changes
January 2007

Effective 1/28/07: Weekend early morning service levels adjusted from 15-minute frequency to 30-minute frequency.  Service into Sea World is discontinued before 8:00am on weekends and after 8:38pm seven days a week.  Also, Route 9 service into Sea World is discontinued before 6:50am on weekdays.  Service to bus stops in front of Sea World on Ingraham St. will remain available.

Effective 1/28/07: Some early morning and late night service reduced seven days/week. Weekend and holiday frequency reduced to hourly due to low ridership.

Effective 1/28/07: Additional weekday westbound trips between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. to relieve overcrowding. Limited stops added at Texas St. (westbound) and Louisiana St. (eastbound). Also, minor early morning and evening frequency reductions on Sundays.

Effective 1/28/07: Minor schedule improvements. Route 20A trips are changed to serve Kearny Villa Rd. between Clairemont Mesa Blvd. and Balboa Ave.

Effective 1/28/07: Minor schedule adjustment at Comstock St./Linda Vista Rd. for faster service to Fashion Valley.

Effective 1/28/07: Weekend and holiday service is discontinued. Service between University City and Mira Mesa will be provided on weekends instead by a modified Route 921 to provide weekend service to central Mira Mesa. Also, minor weekday schedule revisions.

Effective 1/28/07: Minor weekday evening trip adjustments to provide later southbound service.

Effective 1/28/07: Major schedule improvements for on-time performance and schedule adherence.

Effective 1/28/07: Additional weekday trips between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. to relieve overcrowding.

Effective 1/29/07: Minor schedule improvements.

Effective 1/29/07: Routing is changed in Little Italy to travel between Grape and Laurel Streets via State St. instead of Kettner Blvd. and India St. Service south of Grape St. is maintained on Kettner Blvd. and India St. Also, other minor schedule changes.

Effective 1/29/07: Minor schedule improvements.

Effective 1/28/07: Minor schedule adjustments.

Effective 1/29/07: Minor schedule improvements.

Effective 1/28/07: Route is replaced by an extended Route 704. The new Route 704 will cover the same route as both the current Routes 702 and 704. Schedules on the former Route 702 segment will have adjustments.

Effective 1/28/07: Route is extended to cover the former Route 702 between the Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and the Palomar Street Trolley Station, via Brandywine Ave., Main St., Melrose Ave., and Orange Ave. Also, route is revised on the eastern end to provide service to Telegraph Canyon Rd. between Oleander Ave. and Medical Center Dr. Service on this segment of E. Naples St. is discontinued. Please access Route 704 on E. Naples at Oleander Ave., or on Medical Center Dr.

1/28/07: Route is extended as Route 705A to include the former Route 713. Route 705 continues to provide service between E Street Trolley Station and Plaza Bonita; some trips are extended as Route 705A to Southwestern College via Bonita.

Effective 1/28/07: All service is discontinued. For alternate service, please use Route 929 on 3rd Ave. between J St. and E St., Route 705 on E St. between Woodlawn and 4th Ave., and Route 701 or 709 on H St., between the trolley station and Broadway.

Effective 1/28/07: Service on Mackenzie Creek Rd. is discontinued. Route will instead use Proctor Valley Rd. between Mt. Miguel Rd. and Lane Ave.

Effective 1/28/07: Route is changed to enter into Southwestern College transit station. Service on Mackenzie Creek Rd. (weekday-only Route 709A) is discontinued. Route will instead use Proctor Valley Rd. between Mt. Miguel Rd. and Lane Ave. Also, weekend schedule improvements to provide service to Southwestern College before 8:00am.

Effective 1/28/07: Additional weekday express trips to alleviate overcrowding.

Effective 1/29/07: Service to Escondido Village Mall is discontinued.  All trips will start and end at Escondido Transit Center. The routing between the Escondido Transit Center and downtown San Diego will not change except in downtown San Diego, where the morning and afternoon routing will be modified.  There will also be other minor schedule changes.

Effective 1/29/07: Route 820 will change to begin and end at the corner of Midland Rd. & Poway Rd. in Poway.  The stops at Twin Peaks Rd. & Community Rd. and Twin Peaks Rd. & Budwin Ln. will no longer be served.  The routing between Poway Rd. and downtown San Diego will not change except in downtown San Diego, where the morning and afternoon routing will be modified. There will also be other minor schedule changes.

Effective 1/28/07: Routes 844/845 have minor schedule improvements.

Effective 1/29/07: Route 850 will no longer serve Rancho Bernardo. The route will begin and end at Carmel Mountain Rd. & Peñasquitos Dr. For service in Rancho Bernardo, please use Route 20 on Camino del Norte or Route 860 on Rancho Bernardo Rd. The route between Rancho Peñasquitos and downtown San Diego will not change except in downtown San Diego, where the morning and afternoon routing will be modified. There will also be other minor schedule changes.

Effective 1/29/07: Changed to begin and end at W. Bernardo Dr. & Duenda St., traveling via W. Bernardo Dr., Rancho Bernardo Rd., Pomerado Rd., Camino del Norte, Rancho Carmel Dr. and I-15.  The routing in downtown San Diego will be modified.  There will also be other minor schedule changes.

Effective 1/28/07: Service is added to operate every 30 minutes on weekdays on the northern segment of the route (between Euclid Trolley Station and College Grove via Bayview Heights Rd. and Streamview Dr.). There are no schedule changes on weekends or holidays, or on the southern segment of the route (North Encanto and Lemon Grove).

Effective 1/28/07: Some late night service reduced seven days/week. Also, weekend and holiday frequency reduced to hourly due to low ridership.

Effective 1/28/07: Northern terminal is changed to SDSU Transit Center instead of 70th St. Trolley Station. Bus service on Alvarado Rd. is discontinued. Transit access to Alvarado Rd. will be via the Alvarado Medical Center Green Line trolley station. Service to 70th St. Trolley Station is still available on Routes 1A, 14, and the Green Line Trolley.

Effective 1/28/07: Route changed in National City to operate on 43rd St., Highland Ave., and 8th St. Service on Delta and Vesta Streets is discontinued. The nearest transit access from Delta and Vesta Streets is Route 929 on Main St. or Route 955 on 43rd St. Other schedule changes will also take effect.

Effective 1/28/07: Route is extended to operate seven days per week between Plaza Bonita and Spring Valley Shopping Center via Glen Vista St., Parkbrook St., and Elkelton Blvd.

Effective 1/28/07: Route is discontinued. For service between North County communities and Downtown San Diego, please use Routes 20, 820, 850, or 860.

Effective 1/28/07: Night service to 9th Ave. is discontinued and all trips will serve Gaslamp Quarter to 5th Ave./J St.